Interactive Poll 3some: 3 Tracks for 3 Decades

Many thanks, Mila and Christian.

I was pretty sure on two thirds of my fourth option (most knew that I wanted the one from Japan), but I think I will settle on the three from that. I think they work well as my trio.

Edited by Logan - September 05 2022 at 19:07

I'm just back from my business trip and I haven't really had a chance to listen to all suggested tracks nor read all the comments. I will try to catch up in the next few days and will comment on the nominated trios once the poll is put up.

Edited by Mila-13 - September 05 2022 at 15:05

EDIT: Gary, I listened to your first mentioned trio and definitely each one feels very much of its time (easy to connect the style and sound with the period). Enjoyable, I liked the 60s one the most. In the end, I guess., consider going for the trio of yours to nominate that you like best/ find most interesting. Be it sounding very much of its time or having more timeless qualities (provided one can link it sufficiently with the era/decade beyond when it was made.

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I think the first trio probably works best! Those are some stark contrasts going from one decade to another. If I had then ventured into the 90s, I probably would have used Soundgarden’s “Outshined” or Temple of the Dog “Hunger Strike”.

Soundgarden - Outshined

Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike

Sloppy grunge struck a chord, because it had more heart in its angst-laden lyrics and a twisted complexity that was antithetical to the precision picking of the neo-classical shredders of the mid-1980s.

Moving into the 2000s, it would probably be Eve6 “On the Roof Again” or Oleander “Are You There?” (or possibly Placebo).

Eve6 - On the Roof Again

Oleander - Are You There?

Post-punk had somehow morphed from grunge. It now had taken on a higher energy tempo but with a vulgar edge. If you then go back and compare those last ones to Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson from the 1970s, you’d think you’d walked from the set of the Love Boat onto that of Blade Runner. Very different from one decade to another. As for me, I suppose I miss the music of the 1970s and 1980s.

^ Actually, Nickie is paying me when she's not around to do some write-ups (one gold bar per comment, though I'm still waiting the first shipment...). And remember, it's not an obligation (unless Nickie pays you).

Mila-13 wrote: suitkees wrote: Mila: Ideal with their Blue Eyes; yes, a rather typical new wave product. Didn't know them (or don't remember them) and they wouldn't have been much in my scope back then. It's nice to hear, but I'm much more captivated by Stephen Fellows' track - this is really great musicianship and songwriting that I like. Energetic! I've heard of Johanna Burnheart, but here again: I never explored her music. Nice vocalizations and work on the rythmic structure and the electronics with that jazzy stance that sets in. Again a wonderful track. Thanks for your comments, always appreciated! Though I hope that Stephen Fellows is not your favourite of mine, because that's actually one of Christian's choices. :P There's another 'Stephen', the duo Stefan Pasborg/Dawda Jobarthe is one of my suggestions. The German new wave band has been replaced the other day by an industrial rock band. I guess the playlist will be updated once everybody has made their final choice.

Logan wrote: ^^ George: as you say about it fitting with other's tastes. I like to get to know what other people like, and this time as each person will get the same total number of votes (of it works correctly), one's three songs are only competing against each other really (not that we treat it as a competition at any time). I kind of liked the idea that there might be less impetus to please others due to the selection process that commonly goes on in these polls -- not just the past two polls, but when people have said their preferences and that has influenced one's decisions on nominations. Excellent post, I really enjoyed reading that. I knew that Warrior -- (lol I say in a nice, happy nostalgic way) -- very representative. Shame Cristi has not been a regular, I think that would have been very much up the right alley, I think that's a terrific list and I love how they represent the decades and your descriptions. Besides that, I like Rust and my favourite of yours is the Mantra Machine. Great job.

Greg: A recognizable "you" selection. "Atmospheric" is the word that dominates your choices, but I find there is also a constant juxtaposition of lightness and darkness in your selections. I like all three of them, they're more on the pop-side of the spectrum but very melodic. Portishead the darkest one (and I like that!). The Cocteau Twins have always been a radio artist to me in the sense that I never listened to a whole album of them (or maybe occasionally at a friends house in those 80s), but always liked what was aired on the radio. Didn't know Claude Lombard (other then her name), but this is a nice track too. I think the Cocteau Twins would be my preferred one of these.

suitkees: Oh, no, not Nena again! Yes, well, sure... Actually, I don't remember if I was really in love with her, but I better should have had a poster of hers above my bed. Instead I think I had Mendeleev's Periodical Table of Elements scotched above my bed...  BUT, I insist that her self titled album remains for me one of the pop highlights of the decade; listen to it in its entirety, it is full of great pop-rock! And of course, her voice is wonderful. I discovered she has a new album out (well, two years old now) and her voice is still wonderful. Indochine is shameful new-wave pop drizzle, with an industrial tinge and Kaboom is Karavaning in circles... Whoohm, whoohm, whoohm.

Christian: With Shudder we are more on the punky, indy, grungy side of things. It's OK, but doesn't conquer me. Kante, on the contrary is much more captivating. Relaxed in a sense, not necessarily much diversity, but enchanting at the same time; subdued in the good way. The Comsat Angels are with the Cocteau Twins for me: always liked what I heard, but never explored. This track by Stephen Fellows is really a great listen. My preferred of your selection.

Jaketas: Ah, this is 60s surfing. Nice to hear these "other Beach Boys". With Nicolette Larson we get a typical 70s singer/songwriter's pop song. Not exceptional, but her singing is great! Followed by this synthy disco-pop tune by Trans X. Yes, typical 80s. Probably what I hated the most at that time - still not a fan.

Mila: Ideal with their Blue Eyes; yes, a rather typical new wave product. Didn't know them (or don't remember them) and they wouldn't have been much in my scope back then. It's nice to hear, but I'm much more captivated by Dawda Jobarthe & Stefan Pasborg's track - this is really great musicianship and songwriting that I like. Energetic! I've heard of Johanna Burnheart, but here again: I never explored her music. Nice vocalizations and work on the rythmic structure and the electronics with that jazzy stance that sets in. Again a wonderful track.



Edited by suitkees - September 03 2022 at 02:33

A very interesting discussion, and can't think of much interesting to add that hasn't been said (also dang tired).

But not too tired to think of three more. The one from 2022 is a very new discovery to me. So much great to me music, almost too much...

This should be my final trio perhaps, and I might mix and match between the ones I have done to come up with my final three tracks.

In the 2000s the contemporary, post 90s, exciting jazz revival was in full swing jazz with big band jazz (shwing!) with improv and brutal dissonant qualities from Japan. Japan was such a force to be reckoned with at the time when it comes to jazz meets a kind of brutal busy and big prog (in the 90s too, but I think it really cherry blossomed in the 2000s.

2000s

Shibusashirazu Orchestra - Akkan (from Shibuboshi 2004)



2010s:

The 2010s, like various past decades, speaks Neo-Psych, Indietronica and art pop music. What seals this as significantly timely to me is the origin, Korea (south Kora specifically). South Korea (not North Korea) became a juggernaut in entertainment arts (and pretty successful with cars too and electronics). Korea had massive success in term of exporting music, tv and film. It was already popular in other east Asian countries before that (and in terms of what my wife watched, it was mostly Korean dramas), and I already love Koreans film (two directors primarily), but how successful Korean arts are abroad in the 2010s has been remarkable, BTS, the Squid Game, Korean BBQ.... And I love kimchi.

Mid-Air Thief - Crumbling Together (off Crumbling 2018)



2020s:

The 2020s saw the rise of this decade's Post-Radiohead-like music (if "2020s Pretty Post-Radiohead-like" isn't a genre label yet then it should be), sometimes fused with music like Can, electronica and other things,.

The Smile - Pana-vision (from A Light for Attracting Attention 2022)